Lady&#39;s undervest.



E. EMMERS.

LADY'S UNDERVEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22,-1914.

1,152,405, PatentedSept. 7, 1915..

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD EMMERS, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Royersford, county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented an Improvement in Ladies Undervests, of which thefollowing is a specification;

The object of my invention is to provide a ladys undervest whichshall-have capacity for adaption in userto suit high or low neckedgarments or changes in climatic conditions; and has .for a furtherobject the capacity for adjustment to suit persons of different bustmeasure and thereby reduce the number of sizes necessary to meet thecommercial demand. I

My invention is more particularly directed to the class of undervest setout in Letters Patent No. 1,058,954, granted to me under date of April15, 1913, wherein the. shoulder straps are composed of four free endswith present improvement I secure the same 'general advantages, but inadditionthereto, I provide a body portion of knitted fabric in whichthere are a plurality (preferably four) vertical portions adjacent tothe neck or. upper part, two of which may be of a relatively compactribbed fabric, while the remaining two portions may be of a differentappearance and desirably of a relatively open work fabric; and thelatter may be in alinement with the V cuts of the arm holes, so that inwarm weather the garment will be cool under the arms, and whenre-adjusted to bring thearmholes around to the chest and back to providelow V cuts at the chest and back, the open work or different structureof knitted fabric will give a different and more artistic appearance atthe bust than that given with the other or normal adjustment of thegarment suitable for high bust use.

My invention further comprehends the use of eight separate drawing tapes'or ribbons, secured in pairs at the free ends of the shoulder straptabs and extending through open lace edging at the upper chest and backportions and arm holes of the garment, the free ends of said tapes beingtied in pairs, one under each arm and one at the Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept. 7, 1915. Application filed May 22, 1914.Serial No. 840,153.

middle of the front and back of the garment. By the adjustmentof thesetapes. the bust, back and arm holes may be varied as to size to suitdifferent persons and en able the garment to snugly fit the wearer.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the drawings, inwhich Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating the use of myimproved garment on the wearer; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theimproved garment with the shoulder tabs disconnected; Fig. 4 is aperspectivezviewy in tubular construction and having the two forms ofknitted structure 3 and 4 alternating around the body, the portions 3being 1 preferably of close knitted ribbed fabric and the portions 4being preferably of a different character, desirably of more or lessopen work.

the full circumference of the body, but I do not restrict myself tothese proportions, and neither do I confine myself to any par.-

In practice these portions 3, 3, 4, 4, each occupy approximately onequarter of ticular type of knitted fabric making up the two'forms 3 and4, as these may be widely varied to secure various artistic eflectsaside from their utility inmy invention.

, The upperedges of the parts3 of thebody are shaped to form the highbust and back 5, which may, a for appearance, be very slightly V shaped,and said edgcsare bound with open work lace 7. The upper edges of theparts 4 of the body are formed with deep cuts 6 to form the arm holesand are bound with open work lace edging 8. The

open work lace 7 and 8 is united to form 'hole, so that the tabs may beunited in pairs to make the portions 6 into arm holes as in Fig. 1, orto make the portions 5 form the arm'holes, and portions 6 low cut V bustand back portions, as shown in Fig. 2. This feature, broadly considered,corresponds to my former patent hereinbefore referred to;

' back and may give a more delicate and artis {tic efi'ectby the'useof'open work looped structure, which would be in better keeping withalow necked dress and give more comfort to the wearer; Furthermore,themore open fabric portions 4 of the body fabric may reduce the warmthofthe garment un'- a the portions 3 may be of fine ribbed strucfrom ahigh bust to "a low' bust garment and vice versa, but I am also enabledto bring 'into the bust portion a. different character;

'of fabricr' Thus, the, high bust is formed of the. fabric portions 3 ofrelatively close looped fabric and hence reasonably warm, whereas whenadjusted for a low V cut'bust the, fabricportions 4: come to the frontand vder the arms and this is desirable to most persons, especiallywhenengaged in arduous house orbuslnesswork, 1n danclng, or exerase, such astennisj'or other games.- In: place of continuing the character of fabric4 throughout the whole length of the garment,'it may be 'provided for byknitlhole portions.

' .1 ting, weaving or inserting, as indicated in -Fig. 5, at 4k, inwhich it'is continued for the tab" and arm only a ,few, vinches beloware tapes'or ribbons extending through the open work lace edging 7 ofthe front and back andisimilarly, 12 are tapes: or ribbons extendingthrough the o en work lace edgv 'ingJS of the arm holes. hese-tapes 10and j 12 are secured together in pairs at thefree ends 14L of theshoulder tabs 9. By drawing onthe two tapes 10 at the bust the width ofthe bust portion maybe varied and held to a h djusted size by tying saidtapes to- "'gether as at 11. The saine'is true ofthe back portion of thegarment. Similarly, the" size of the arm holes maybe-adjusted by drawingon the'tapes 8 and tying them together at the bottom fot the arm holesas at 13; In-fthis way the; bust, back and each arm hole may beconveniently adjusted to suit different persons. If, now, the garment bereadjusted for a low cut bust as aforesaid,

I the tapes 12 win enable the width ofthe bust a to be adjusted to suitthe personand insure a 'close fitting upper edge to the garment,

and especially is this advisable' if the portionsk arejmade of delicateopen knitted fabric or inserting;

I For economy the body 2 would usually be I ofknitted tubular ribbedfabric in which ture and portions 4cof wider ribbed structure, but I donot restrict myself to any special construction of the body to providethe distinctions in the structure and appearance of the portions 3 and4. It will also be apparent that only one portion l might be used if itwas only desired to provide the bust with a different fabric in the lowcut adjustment of the garment, but for symmetry and more effectiveresults I prefer to duplicate the portions 3 and 4 as illustrated anddescribed. 1 7

While I have shown my improved garment in the form I have found wellsuited to its use, I do notfrestrict myself to the exact details, asthese may be modified without departing from-the spirit of theinvention.

\ viding two cooperating free ends at the chest portion and twocooperating free ends at the back portion whereby the said chest andback portions may be separately and independently adjusted as to size.

2. An undergarment having low cut chest and back portions and arm-holesin which the junctures of the chest and back portions with the arm holesare each provided with shoulder straps having free ends arranged to becoupled in pairs so as to be capable of changing the chest and backportions into arm-holes and the arm-holes into chesta-nd back portions,combined with separate sets of drawing tapes threaded into the upperedges of the low cut chest and back portions and 'each set having oneend of each tape secured in-the respective shoulder straps and theremaining ends free and adapted to be adjustably tied, whereby the chestand back portions may be independently adjusted as to size.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

EDWARD EMMERS.

Witnesses:

CLARA FREY, i U. S. G. FINKBINER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of'latents,

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